Quoting Lynn Dixon <boodaddy at gmail.com>:
> It's a shame that a company like Microsoft does an Office Suite so well. I
> really wish MS would release Office on Linux. I don't even care if its
> close source, binary blobs.
>> However, you could always have him try the Office Web Apps that are free as
> a part of Skydrive.
>What about Google Docs spreadsheets?